Practical Enlightenment
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Why Should I Have Beginner’s Mind?
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.
—Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind1
MOST PEOPLE THINK it is important to have a lot of knowledge, and they go to great lengths to try to impress others with how much they know. In this deservedly famous passage, Suzuki Roshi pointedly emphasized the limitations of such an attitude toward knowledge and experience in the spiritual life. It is the same in business life. In order to understand ...
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